Back To The Backup

The mess tat was the Rangers’ first month, perhaps made it easy to overlook yet another challenge facing the team after a Summer of change. With reliable netminder Antti Raanta sent to Arizona in a trade, New York was faced with picking up yet another backup. Relative success from the likes of Steven Valiquette, Martin Biron, Cam Talbot and Raanta, […]
Lundqvist Cleared To Practice

When Henrik Lundqvist was ruled out following a 6-3 win over the Florida Panthers – a game after he was initially injured – many expected the Rangers to drop back a bit from their hectic pace. The opposite has been true, largely thanks to a Rangers offense that initially stood up and scored 33 goals in a […]
Power Play At Boyle-ing Point

The Rangers are currently in their best stretch since the 1972-73 season when they went 14-0-2. They’ve won 12 of their last 13 games and currently have the league’s longest win streak at four games, after having previously won eight in a row before losing to Dallas. A big contributor to the streak has been the success […]
Mixed Results In First Preseason Outing

The Rangers opened up their preseason with a 5-4 loss against the Devils at home. It was a shaky defensive performance, against a fairly weak Devils line-up that featued Scott Clemmensen and Keith Kinkaid in net, against New York’s projected opening pair of Henrik Lundqvist and Cam Talbot. It was a chance for several Rangers to push their […]
Questions Abound For New Rangers

The Rangers open their 2013-14 season this Thursday against the Phoenix Coyotes, the first of nine games on the road to start the season as the MSG rennovations are finally completed. It’s a tough road for a team that appears to be in somewhat disarray following a pre-season where they went 1-5, being outscored to […]
Rangers Renew Agreement With Road Warriors

The Rangers and Greenville Road Warriors of the ECHL, will continue their affiliation agreement for a fourth straight year per the Road Warriors official site. The two teams signed an agreement following the promotion of the Charlotte Checkers to the AHL, and the Rangers have had eleven players so far dress for the Road Warriors, with […]
April 30th Practice Notes

Per various media reports, the Rangers again hit the ice today for a double-session practice, with Ryane Clowe and Brian Boyle again not in attendance. As with yesterday, Derek Dorsett remains in a non-contact jersey, while Marc Staal did take a few shifts with Dan Girardi. The thought continues that Clowe may actually be suffering a concussion caused by an inadvertant elbow from former […]
Line-up Announced For Preseason Opener

John Tortorella announced the roster for tomorrow night’s preseason opener against the Devils, and as promised it’s a team with several young players, and few veterans. Surprisingly perhaps, Henrik Lundqvist will get his first action of the season backstopping a roster that features just eight players who played for the Rangers last year. Backing up Lundqvist in […]
Day 1 Summary

Day one of Rangers Training Camp started with 63 players on deck, but notably excluded from the list was veteran Wade Redden and prospects Randy McNaught and Chris Chappell. Redden will report directly to the Whale when they open up camp, while McNaught will return to the WHL. Chappell was not invited to camp last year either, and would seemingly […]
Just One Minor Deal

The 2011 Trade Deadline has passed, and the Rangers limited their dealings with just the addition of 26 year old center John Mitchell from the Toronto Maple Leafs in exchange for a 2012 seventh round pick. Going into the day, there was plenty of press about the possibility of Brad Richards joining the team from Dallas. As it turned […]